White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson was on the bench for Friday night’s game against the Astros after being hit by a pitch in the left forearm Thursday night, though manager Rick Renteria said it was precautionary.
Anderson said before the game it was “sore” and “swollen a little bit” but much better than Thursday.
He said his legs worked fine, so he was available to come off the bench, but he didn’t play in the Sox’s 11-4 loss. Leury Garcia started at shortstop.
While some wondered if reliever Chris Devenski’s plunking was payback for an earlier incident between Anderson and the Astros, Anderson said it “was just a pitch that ran in,” adding he thought it was “accidental.